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March 2019 Visa Bulletin

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Department of State released the March 2019 Visa Bulletin. You can access the copy of the Visa Bulletin on the Department of State website here.

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H1B抽签改革生效,变化影响有多少?

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2019年1月30日早上,美国国土安全部公布了广受关注的H1B抽签改革新政,并会于2019年4月1日起正式生效。

这次的新政先前于2018年12月3日公布草案,详情请见宋和孟律师事务所的上一篇相关文章《H1B抽签改革,究竟是喜是忧》。

这次正式公布的H1B抽签改革方案,从对今年2019年的影响上来看,简单归纳来讲,主要是两点

  • 抽签顺序的变化今年立即生效,即美国研究生学位者先和所有人一起抽签,抽不上的在研究生群体中再用研究生名额抽签,这样的抽签顺序变化,可以增加有美国研究生学位者大约16%的中签几率。
  • 电子注册系统延后执行,也就是说,今年2019年的抽签方式照旧,先递材料后抽签。在先前的草案中,国土安全部提出了先通过电子注册系统进行登记注册,抽上者再行递件的方案。在大家的评议反馈中,国土安全部决定今年抽签的H1B暂不使用新方法。

由于电子注册系统暂不执行,所以对于今年抽签的申请人而言,具体要做的事项和往年申请的流程没有变化。孟小洁律师提醒各位今年的申请人,目前已经进入二月,建议开始尽快抓紧准备今年的材料。

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USCIS Announces Final Rule for H-1B Cap Petitions

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a final rule amending regulations governing the H-1B visa program. The rule will go into effect on April 1, 2019.

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USCIS Resumes Premium Processing for Fiscal Year 2019 H-1B Cap Petitions

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USCIS announced its resumed premium processing on Monday, Jan. 28, 2019, for all fiscal year (FY) 2019 H-1B cap petitions.

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February 2019 Visa Bulletin

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Department of State released the February 2019 Visa Bulletin. You can access the copy of the Visa Bulletin on the Department of State website here.

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H1B抽签改革,究竟是喜是忧?

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2018年12月3日,国土安全部(DHS)公布了一份关于H1B抽签制度改革的草案,目前在收集公众评议阶段,截止时间是2019年1月2日

这份关于H1B的抽签改革方案,国土安全部雄心勃勃地想在2019年的H1B申请季就投入使用。距离政府收集公众评议的截止时间还剩最后两天了,对于还在观望中的各位读者,宋和孟律师事务所在此和大家分享本所律师向政府提交的评议原文供参考(DHS’s Proposed Registration Requirement for H-1B Petitions and Its Potential Adverse Impact on U.S. Employers and Prospective H-1B Employees),希望大家也可以向政府提出自己的意见,尤其是指出在该草案中被忽视的改革对于整体处理时间的影响。

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DHS’s Proposed Registration Requirement for H-1B Petitions and Its Potential Adverse Impact on U.S. Employers and Prospective H-1B Employees

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By Xiaojie (Marta) Meng, Alex Kim

On December 3, 2018, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a proposed regulation in the Federal Register that would impose an internet-based registration requirement for cap subject H-1B petitions.

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January 2019 Visa Bulletin

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Department of State released the January 2019 Visa Bulletin. You can access the copy of the Visa Bulletin on the Department of State website here.

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December 2018 Visa Bulletin

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Department of State released the December 2018 Visa Bulletin. You can access the copy of the Visa Bulletin on the Department of State website here.

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November 2018 Visa Bulletin

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Department of State released the November 2018 Visa Bulletin. You can access the copy of the Visa Bulletin on the Department of State website here.Read More


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